Wow, what an awesome first day!!!
Hey, gang, it’s me, Al Lowe. I just wanted to take a moment here shortly before midnight to tell you just how blown away I am by all your love and support! You guys are great! It looks like we’re well on our way to funding this project – and with no publisher necessary.
And, I want to assure you: every one of your comments, suggestions, and thoughts that you’ve posted,Facebooked, Tweeted, or emailed is being read and taken seriously. You do have a voice here.
But don’t stop now. I need you to help us spread the word via any means you can to as many people as possible! We even got an easy URL for you: http://kck.st/LeisureSuitLarry. Help us help Larry come back to life! Again, from the bottom of my heart: Thank YOU!
-Al
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A 5-pack of full HD wallpapers in 1920x1080 resolution of "the girls of Leisure Suit Larry" (plus one of Larry himself). We're using final art for these so that's why we're estimating delivery in August BUT that date might be earlier or later depending on when the final art is available. Enjoy!!!!
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $15 or more
8551 backers
Digital Copy of Game: For a pledge of $15, when Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded is finished, we’ll send you an incredibly personal, deeply heartfelt download link (via Steam or DRM free version) so that you can get the game instantly. It’s the same way you probably get ALL your games…only this time, it’s legal!
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $25 or more
1754 backers
Game plus: For a $25 pledge, when the game ships, you’ll receive a handcrafted download link to the complete digital musical soundtrack. Warning: we are not responsible for the theme music getting stuck in your head. But we do sympathize. Plus, you’ll get the $15 reward tier as well: a digital copy of the game.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $40 or more
803 backers
Game, Music, and a Shirt: A $40 dollar pledge gets you digital copies of the game and soundtrack plus a specially designed t-shirt, exclusive to Kickstarter backers. We’ve all visited Lefty’s Bar in the past, and now we’ll have the t-shirt to prove it. (Please add $15 dollars for international shipping.)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $50 or more
558 backers
Game premium: A $50 pledge gets you a PDF file, suitable for printing (or wrapping fish), of “The Art of Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded,” a book of production drawings, concept art, and high-res game art used to re-erect Leisure Suit Larry for the new millennium. The usual adjectives are “lavish,” “fine art quality,” and “gorgeous,” we just weren’t sure where to stick them. Plus you’ll get all previous reward tiers!
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $75 or more
280 backers
Alpha & Beta testing: At the $75 pledge level, this is where you start to become actually involved in the game’s development. You’ll have access to the beta versions of the game, so that you can respond to us with praise, suggestions, praise, compliments, complaints, praise, bug reports, and great joy and gratitude. Plus you’ll get all previous reward tiers: the digital copy of the (finished) game, the digital edition of the soundtrack, and the PDF of “The Art of Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded.”
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $100 or more
1338 backers
Collector’s Edition: For a pledge of $100, we start to add to our careful selection of premiums with mindless gibbering gratitude. We’ll custom-mail you (whatever that means) an actual physical game and game box, PLUS an actual CD of the soundtrack of the game, PLUS a softcover version of the Art of Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded art book, PLUS something Sierra would NEVER have put in the box: an actual Leisure Suit Larry™ Brand Condom. Don’t scream, it’s still in its wrapper. Plus you’ll get all the previous reward tiers, too! (please add $15 for international shipping)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $150 or more
339 backers
Lefty's Bar Pack: For $150 dollars, you'll get all the items necessary to survive inside Lefty's. We're including one shot glass from Lefty's, and four matching coasters to go with it. In addition, we're giving you some spicy cinnamon breath spray to ensure you're in a fresh state to woo the ladies. And in case you strike out, we've included a one of a kind "reveal" pen featuring a lovely lady from the reloaded version of the game. This plus all previous reward tiers! (Please add $15 for international shipping.)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $250 or more
94 backers
Collector’s Premium Edition: A pledge of $250 gets you all these special collectibles: A deck of Leisure Suit Larry playing cards featuring the characters from the game instead of the usual nameless royalty, and 3 gorgeous, ceramic Leisure Suit Larry Casino Chips (guaranteed to get you thrown out of any casino in Vegas). PLUS you’ll get all the previous reward tiers, including the Larry Condom, the softcover Art Book, the physical game, box, and soundtrack CD, access to the beta version, and on and on and on. What are we, crazy? (please add $15 for international shipping)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $500 or more
83 backers
Signed Edition: Our $500 pledge “Signed Edition” should really be called our “Descent Into Madness Edition.” You will get a limited HARDCOVER edition of “The Art of Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded,” SIGNED by Al Lowe (with his OTHER hand!). AND you will get “Special Thanks” in the actual game credit. That’s right, your name will be right up there in pixels! AND you will get a sheet of 20 authentic, collectible Leisure Suit Larry 1st Class postage stamps. These are actual, legal, US gubbmint-approved stamps which you can use to send letters. Hey, remember letters? They were things you sent in the mail. Hey, remember mail? Plus, you’ll get all the previous reward tiers! (please add $15 for international shipping)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $750 or more
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Larrywood's Walk of Shame Edition: For each of our 20 $750 pledgers, we're creating a Larrywood Walk of Shame. We'll be putting your name into the game -- not just in the credits, but engraved on its own individual star set into the sidewalk somewhere in beautiful Lost Wages! (We reserve the right to let Larry or the Narrator make some kind of comment about it when he finds it, just in case your name itself isn't very funny.) And, of course, you'll get everything from the lower tiers as well. Note: these stars will ONLY be available at this tier, not at any of the higher tiers! So grab 'em while we've got 'em!
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $1,000 or more
42 backers Limited (8 of 50 left)
Limited Edition: There is no possible way to set a price on all the collectibles you get at the $1000 pledge level. (Oops, we just did.) We are striking 50, and only 50, signed and numbered lithographs of custom Larry artwork. For a $1000 pledge, you will receive one of these 50 signed/numbered lithographs, PLUS one of a limited edition (again, only 50) “Girls of Leisure Suit Larry” calendars, again with custom artwork, and again numbered and signed by Al Lowe. The calendars and lithographs are available at this tier only, not in any of the other tiers! You’ll also receive all the premiums from all the previous reward tiers! What a bonanza! (please add $15 for international shipping)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $1,100 or more
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Lizard’s Edition: At the $1,100 pledge level, you’ll get one of two gigantic, durable, limousine-sized Leisure Suit Larry banners. Two is all we have, and we’re not making any more, so don’t even ask. These banners are signed by Al Lowe, and each contains an exclusive typo that makes it highly unlikely that anybody can (or would ever want to) duplicate them! These banners will not be available at any other tier! Plus, of course, you’ll also receive all the premiums from the Signed Edition tier and below…because we care. (please add $20 for international shipping)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $1,250 or more
4 backers Limited (1 of 5 left)
Pervert’s Edition: So let’s say you want to pledge $2,500, but you can’t see yourself ever setting foot in a disco, real or virtual. We can’t blame you for that, but we’ll still make you famous. One of Larry’s most memorable scenes is when he attempts to buy a “lubber” at a convenience store, and the customers jump out from behind the aisles and scream “Pervert!” at poor, demented Larry. We’ll make YOUR face into one of those pervert-yelling patrons! You’ll also receive all the premiums from the Signed Edition reward tier and below.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $2,500 or more
1 backer All gone!
Doggie Style Edition: Here’s another hypothetical: you’d love to be in the game, but you’re really more of a dog person than a disco-dweller or a pervert-shouter. We’ve got you covered! For a $5,000 pledge, we’ll immortalize your dog in the game. Whenever Larry gets…uh…refreshed by the dog outside, that’ll be YOUR dog! (Please, oh please, let it be a Shih Tzu!) You’ll also receive all the premiums from the Signed Edition reward tier and below, because why should your dog have all the fun? (please add $15 for international shipping)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $2,500 or more
2 backers All gone!
Drunk's Edition: Here is another option for the $5,000 pledge. There are two featured drunks in Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, and you can be one of them! We’ll use your name and image to recreate you as a down-on-your-luck, staggering, sloppy drunk…and knowing you, that’ll be a cinch for our artists. You’ll also receive all the premiums from the Signed Edition reward tier and below. Maybe you could sell some of those collectibles and get a fresh start?
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $5,000 or more
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Lefty's Bar Edition: For a pledge of $5,000, you can be a patron at the bar that Destructoid called the #1 bar in all video game history! We’ll use your name and image as one of the drinkers at Lefty’s, sitting right there on your very own stool, an “honor” previously reserved for Sierra employees only. You’ll not only become a part of Sierra history, you’ll also receive all the premiums from the Signed Edition reward tier and below. (please add $15 for international shipping)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $5,000 or more
2 backers Limited (4 of 6 left)
Disco Edition: For a $5,000 pledge, we’ll make you part of gaming history…by putting you into the game itself!!!! (So if you haven’t hidden the kids yet, now’s the time.) We will feature your name and likeness as one of the people in the Lost Wages disco. We are only going to turn 6 of the disco patrons into Kickstarter pledgers, so this is a VERY limited offer and will not be available in any other pledge reward tier. You will also receive all the premiums from the Signed Edition reward tier and below.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $5,000 or more
1 backer All gone!
Naked Edition: Another alternative reward for a $5,000 pledge, and this is truly one-of-a-kind; only one pledger will be able to claim this reward. You can be the broke gambler wandering the streets of Lost Wages wearing nothing but a barrel! We will use your name and image as the Barrel Man (or Woman), and we promise not to show any of the naughty bits (“unless,” as Kathy Bates always says, “the script really calls for it organically”). You will also get all the premiums from the Signed Edition reward tier and below.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $5,000 or more
0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)
Age Verification Edition: Here’s our last unique pledge, and then we’ll shut up about the unique pledges and start talking real money. At the beginning of the game, we have famously used a bank of random questions called the “Age Verification” quiz to keep out players too young -- or too tasteful -- to play. We will use YOUR NAME in the bank of quiz questions. You will end up in every walk-through in every gaming website across the world! This is a one-of-a-kind offer; only one person will be able to claim this reward. Plus, you will get all the premiums from the Signed Edition reward tier and below!
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $10,000 or more
1 backer Limited (1 of 2 left)
No Free Lunch Edition: For $10,000, we’ll create a memory that will last a lunchtime. You will be flown (domestic airfare only) to Seattle to enjoy lunch, dinner, or a morning-after breakfast with Leisure Suit Larry’s Mommy’s Baby Daddy, Mr. Al Lowe himself. He’ll sign whatever you want him to sign (except IRS forms and blank checks), answer all your questions about life, tell you some dirty jokes, and, best of all, he’ll do something that he’s never done before in the history of the world: he’ll pick up the check! We’ll put you up overnight and send you back home happy, fed, and loaded down with all the goodies from the Signed Edition reward tier and below. We’ll even give you the entire chocolate factory for your very own…oh, wait a minute, that’s a whole different licensed property.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
Comments
Creator Michael Seebald on April 6, 2012
Tim Schaefer has revive the adventure cult - thanks for that, great job!
Creator arf (a.k.a. Al) on April 6, 2012
Mr. Lowe, it's great to see you're back in a LSL project and I hope this project (and other LSL to come in the future) will get funded. I really appreciate your efforts in getting this done as well as of course I am big supporter of your previous work.
Creator Jason Westhaver on April 5, 2012
Congratulations Mr. Lowe. It's great to see you've come out of retirement. As soon as I saw you were involved I instantly kicked in some cash.
Creator Brandon Sanders on April 5, 2012
Thank you, Mr. Lowe! Hopefully I speak for most all when I say that there's more than a small hope that this new LSL will keep up, at least in some ways, with the sexual inflation of the last two decades. I don't think anyone would be angry if the User (not necessarily Mr. Laffer) got access to slightly steamier content throughout the game. Don't want to sound like a perv, I am, but I doubt the game would sell worse by combining new content from Mr. Lowe with a few more boobs or more. It would gently push the game into (mostly) uncharted, adult gaming territory, be awesome, and allow a whole new generation of young people to get interested in the game and buy for exactly the same reason we did years ago, the promise of sweet, sweet boobies. Do it for the boobies friends.
Creator Kevin Bruckert on April 5, 2012
Mr Lowe has been an idol of mine since I played the first Leisure Suit Larry, all the way back in the eighties. If I had the money, I'd be a top backer just to meet him in person. If there's anything I can do to help out Replay, let me know. I'll drive over and bring them lunch. :)
Creator Kenny Chik on April 4, 2012
As long as there's another remake/new series of Larry where funding is needed in kickstarter, I will be a backer for those projects! Please keep up the great work and I look forward to the outcome of new Larry.
Creator Tomimt on April 4, 2012
Replay games has anounced in the comments, that Paypal will be an option after Kickstarer is 100% filled. That's a soun practice, as with Paypal you have to shell out the money immediatly, so it would be a hassle to refund people if the goal is not met.
Creator Bryan on April 3, 2012
Oh yeah, @Edwin's idea is cool. Maybe an Easter egg room with all our avatars all over the walls?
Creator Bryan on April 3, 2012
+1 one for a where's dildo, and make it say "Yeah, baby!" when you shake it! *cackle*
Creator Erwin Roossien on April 3, 2012
I need an Larry Laffer Action figurine! How about putting ALL the backers in the credits? Maybe add another / new location in the game. Game studio or movie studio?
Creator Sean Ormsby on April 3, 2012
I was hoping that one of the backer premiums would be a 1:1 scale replica of "Where's Dildo". YEAH BABY!
Creator NDscham on April 3, 2012
I'd LOVE to see a German voice-over version, the German voice actors in Larry 6 and 7 were BRILLIANT! Especially Larry's actor, Berth Wesselmann, and the narrator Jürgen Andreas - awesome work back then!
Creator Marco Siebecke on April 3, 2012
One of my favourite adventure games :))
A lot old memories are rushing through my mind thinking about Larry.
All the best for you and your team in reaching the goal and reviving a legend of computer games!
Creator Sarah Householder on April 3, 2012
Please understand you must get funded or you will ruin my record of every project I get involved in is fully funded. And of course when it is fully funded it will be due to the luck I brought :)
Creator Damien Beauchemin on April 3, 2012
Played every one of his previous games and loved em all, it's the least I can do
Creator Andy Tuttle on April 3, 2012
Way to go Al. I can't wait for this game to come out. If this was a perfect world you would also remake Freddy Pharkus Frontier Pharmacist.
Creator Fabio Bortolotti on April 3, 2012
I am very glad to back, but have you considered joining the Kicking it Forward initiative?
Creator Stan Kastanek on April 3, 2012
If you need help for French Voicing I'm available but in South France ;)
By the way, hope this project will be made
Creator Malnara on April 3, 2012
So happy to see you back M. Lowe ! Thanks very much ! I was hoping for a come back of Larry for so long ;) It's great to have you here, and messages from you too ! (hoping to have more than 500 000$ too for french voices; good luck to get all the money you need for the project and more !)
Creator Martin Brinkmann on April 3, 2012
If you have any ties with the team that made Gabriel Knight, please make Gabriel Knight 4 happen next in the style of GK 1 or 2.
Creator Serena Nelson - Hero of the AGRM on April 3, 2012
When I first heard about this, I jumped at the chance at donating to get this made. I've been a fan of Larry (and Sierra in general) since the early days. I'd love to see the rest (particularly 2 & 3) remade, as well.
Creator Tata Šika on April 3, 2012
It's wonderful that Larry isn't butchered anymore and that you're his "quality guardian" again. Welcome back from retirement and I wish you all the luck with this but don't wait too long to give us a new Larry game. Waiting for 16 years (!) is kinda tiresome :)
Creator RussMac316 on April 3, 2012
Thank you Al! You've inspired many through the years...we appreciate it!
Creator Shagittarius on April 3, 2012
I fully support the remake, I would have preferred a new adventure though. I think you would have been able to get a bigger budget faster if it was a completely new game rather than a remake.
Creator Gianni D'Alerta on April 3, 2012
Very excited that you are back in action. The Leisure Suit Larry games have been suffering with out you!! Remember going to Babbages and not being able to purchase your games and then when I got to college, met my wife and we played Love for Sail together. 15 years later we are still together and whenever I see the games it reminds me of that time. And also of my teen years trying trying to trick my parents into buying me a copy of the earlier games!!
Creator Bryan Henderson on April 3, 2012
Al, if this one goes over well, can we get remakes of ALL the LSL games? I would love to go through them all again! Hell, maybe even those go over well, you could do another sequel.
Creator Mike Weiner on April 3, 2012
Larry Laffer Lives! Let's leave little light to those who shun the ways of Larry. Let's let Larry's lilting lyrical life lift us all to new heights of Larry-ness. Good luck to the team!!!
Creator Yaroslav Levashov on April 3, 2012
I'm very happy to donate this project! Good luck!
Creator Tony Mauro on April 3, 2012
Although my contribution isn't huge, I'm proud to be backing this project! LSL games (in my mind) are the essence of late 80's/early 90's adventure gaming! Larry deserves to live...in HD!
Creator Paul Acevedo on April 3, 2012
I'm so glad you're making this game. I agree with what someone else said though - the character design for Larry could use some work.
Creator Deon du Plessis on April 3, 2012
Oh yes! I am SO happy to see this project on Kickstarter! I'm also glad the entire original team is involved - you guys are a class act!
Looking forward to seeing that total skyrocket!
Creator Thierry Smeekes on April 3, 2012
The moment after i read about this kickstarter project and watched the film i didn't hesitate one second to become a backer. I played Leisure Suit Larry when i was only 8 or 9 years old on our old XT computer. Damn i can't wait for this to come out! Al Low you are one of the best!
Creator Alessandro Saiko on April 3, 2012
Thanks a lot! I really enjoyed LSL 5 and 6, but never played the rest of 'em. Looking forward to get my hands on the reloaded ones. Good to see you back on your personal baby LSL! :-)
Greetings from Germany!
Creator Ed Ploeg and/or Bonny Ploeg on April 3, 2012
Thanks Al.
We spread the word (in Dutch) http://eindhoven.dichtbij.nl/trend/larry-comes-again
Question a lot of boards don't support any other embedding then from Vimeo or Youtube. Is the video availble trough youtube?
Creator Carlos Silva on April 3, 2012
I agree that a new game would definitely be preferable, but to be honest it is already a big risk and it'd take a huge effort into making a new game with nothing to back on. Maybe it'd be a good idea to have sort of a director's cut. (See reissue of Broken Sword)
I hope it serves as a stepping stone into a revival of the series with new content.
Creator Sarah Milton on April 3, 2012
I love the idea of some all new Larry games that you, Al, have created, but I would ADORE a complete collection of the old games.. 1-7 .. I loved all of those!
As for making a LSL 4.. naaah. Not having the 4 is a cool lil novelty!
Creator Joseph P. - I just really like games. on April 3, 2012
Thank you Al for keeping the real Larry alive! Hopefully this project will springboard the loveable loser into new success and bring life to Larry 8 through to 100. Cheers.
Creator Alexander Lyakhov on April 3, 2012
Thanks for the great project. Also looking to new LeisureSuitLarry game from you Mr. Lowe (sequel or LSL 4 The Missing floppies maybe).
Creator ndup on April 3, 2012
@david Mauas : Totally agree with your statement.
Creator David Mauas on April 3, 2012
I hope it's being heard loud and clear that the vast majority prefer a NEW game!! I backed $25 but for a new game I would double, triple or even quadruple that amount.
Replaying an adventure quest is just not quite challenging, nor is it intriguing...
Creator @Wowdane | KaG - KS Adventure Gang | on April 3, 2012
Thank YOU Mr. sweet Lowe :) LSL was my very first adventure game, so just had to be part of this!
Creator Andrew Peck on April 3, 2012
Thank you Mr Lowe, Larry has been missing for way too long! but don't stop here, remake all the Larry games please!! I'd back every single one!
Creator Tomimt on April 3, 2012
No, thank you mr. Lowe. I do hope that there's new Larry games in the future as well, not just remakes, thought 2 and 3 could do with some TLC.
Creator Rob Craig on April 3, 2012
Please make sure you guys don't stop with Larry 1. We all want to see Larry 4.. Missing Floppies... Would be great to have the spy theme like in Larry 2. Top stuff..
Creator Matthias on April 3, 2012
Thank you Mr. Lowe. Greetings from Germany.